Estimation of diffuse fraction of global solar radiation using artificial neural networks

Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization and Environmental Effects

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 974-984

  Rehman, S ^a   Mohandes, M ^a  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Ambient temperature; Artificial neural networks; Diffuse solar radiation; Global solar radiation; Green source of energy; Prediction; Relative humidity; Solar energy potential

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT TEMPERATURE; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS; DIFFUSE SOLAR RADIATION; GLOBAL SOLAR RADIATION; GREEN SOURCE OF ENERGY; PREDICTION; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SOLAR ENERGY POTENTIAL;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BACKPROPAGATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; ESTIMATION; MOISTURE; NEURAL NETWORKS; SOLAR RADIATION; SUN; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 70449558813     PISSN: 15567036     EISSN: 15567230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15567030801904582     Document Type: Article

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